COURSES
Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
Replays + Resources
Applicable to ANY physical yoga practice
Deepen your practice with this study companion – including handouts, lecture audios, podcast episodes, writings, and other resources. This self-study guide is applicable to anyone with a physical yoga practice – no matter the style of yoga and at any level of practice. Kindle the fire of your practice and feel empowered through deepened self-knowledge through this supportive resource package. Includes contemplative content on topics like motivation, discipline, attention, detachment, the eight limbed path, etc. For those with an established practice, this is an invitation to refinement and deepened attention to subtleties in your practice and inquiry, on and off the mat. This is not only for those with an Ashtanga Yoga practice – but ANY physical yoga asana practice. Since the Ashtanga Yoga system is based on ancient Hatha Yoga postures, the method, theory and philosophy described here is applicable to all.
Commitment to Practice
4-week online immersion | self-study
This course is for those who want to make a mindset shift, habit or lifestyle changes, or deepen their practices. If you already have a practice, we explore it further. If you are new to this, we'll explore a practice that suits your specific intentions. This is all about bringing our agency back and making the necessary changes in our thoughts, words and actions. During this course we explore what we want to call in more of – and how to embody that.
The course gives you access to the weekly sessions and a resource library supporting this deep inner work. The immersion includes 4 recorded group sessions + 2 private sessions + weekly journaling/contemplation prompts + reading/audio/video resources.
Study of Self
12-week online immersion | self-study
This is for those who want to be deeply connected to Life itself. This is for the ones curious about the yogic and non-dual ways of viewing Life, oneself and the world. We will engage in deep conversation and provide various perspectives on topics ranging from the trivial to the mystical. This immersion does not require anything in addition to you showing up - as you are.
There are weekly sessions (12 total), plus plenty of resources provided through the study portal, to inspire further inquiry. However, you decide to what degree you want to jump in. Why? Because the gift of Life is precious and we hope to nurture your willingness to fully receive this gift. The conversations are guided by Hansa & Jyoti, for whom the deeper questions about this so called reality and our relationship to Life is at the core of their inquiry. No previous experience required, merely a curiosity, open mind and heart.
About
Hansa has her heart in nature and deep silence. Her personal sadhana (spiritual practice) is to embody yogic values and living a sattvic, conscious, sustainable and simple life. She serves the greater community by showing up for others on the path, in a myriad of ways. VICHARA is one of the means of doing so, through privates, group sessions, immersions and workshops. Her prayer beads, NO MIND MALA, is another way she provides support.
She practices Ashtanga yoga, studies yogic philosophy at depth, and shares the perspectives of Advaita Vedanta and Kashmir Shaivism. She has nurtured a steady sadhana for the last 22 years and has been teaching in Ridgway since 2010. Her deep dive into a daily asana practice started in the Sivananda lineage, then the Satyananda lineage, which eventually lead her to the Ashtanga method.
She lives in Ridgway, Colorado, with her husband Jyoti and huskies Satya and Sage.
